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5 or 3 shot group when determining ES/SD???
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 626077" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>My goal for target/match shooting, especally at longer distance has been single digits. Most of my</p><p>match rifles have loads in the 5 to 7 SD range some of my hunting loads will/can have a little more</p><p>for shorter distance and will still be accurate at 5 or 600 yards. I prefer to have all single digit</p><p>SDs when possible no matter what the distance on all of my rifles but some will just not get there.</p><p></p><p>Shooting 1000 yard, 2000 yard creedmoor,f class or palma matches you will not be competitive </p><p>unless you have good SDs and a rifle capable of sub MOA at distance and preferably 1/2 MOA</p><p>so I don't settle for anything but the best the rifle/load can do.(I wan't the rifle to be better</p><p>than Me).</p><p></p><p>SDs are the average of Extreme spread (As you said) and if you can get the ES below 10 in a 10</p><p>shot string,you are home free.</p><p></p><p>For a compairson= My hog rifle has never been Chronographed because at less than 200 yards</p><p>(The max distance it is used because of the thick brush) accuracy is all that counts and velocity</p><p>spread does not matter that much. But on a rifle that is expected to perform beyond 200 yards</p><p>the rule changes as distance goes up.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 626077, member: 2736"] My goal for target/match shooting, especally at longer distance has been single digits. Most of my match rifles have loads in the 5 to 7 SD range some of my hunting loads will/can have a little more for shorter distance and will still be accurate at 5 or 600 yards. I prefer to have all single digit SDs when possible no matter what the distance on all of my rifles but some will just not get there. Shooting 1000 yard, 2000 yard creedmoor,f class or palma matches you will not be competitive unless you have good SDs and a rifle capable of sub MOA at distance and preferably 1/2 MOA so I don't settle for anything but the best the rifle/load can do.(I wan't the rifle to be better than Me). SDs are the average of Extreme spread (As you said) and if you can get the ES below 10 in a 10 shot string,you are home free. For a compairson= My hog rifle has never been Chronographed because at less than 200 yards (The max distance it is used because of the thick brush) accuracy is all that counts and velocity spread does not matter that much. But on a rifle that is expected to perform beyond 200 yards the rule changes as distance goes up. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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